Dhaka Zoo has been providing healthcare services including regular medical check up to about 2,161 animals with a single veterinary surgeon. Zoo officials said from the very beginning of its establishment in 1974, this popular recreational hub of the country has only one sanctioned post of veterinary surgeon, two assistants and only one
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Zoo buzzing with new animals, birds
The National Zoo at Mirpur in the city is now buzzing with new inmates as the authorities procured 51 animals and 209 birds in last two months for better entertainment of the visit. The 51 animal of 21 species and 209 birds of 19 species have been brought from South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Canada ... Read more
Dhaka Zoo welcomes 12 new members
The Dhaka Zoo on Saturday received 12 new residents of four species, three each of zebra, greater kudu, ostrich and oryx, from South Africa. Zoo officials said the animals arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 6:00am by a special cargo flight of France Airlines and reached the zoo by a special vehicle at
Mirpur Zoo to get 42 new species of animals
The authorities are going to bring at least 42 species of animals to Mirpur National Zoo against the backdrop of death of a good number of animals in the last couple of years that drew widespread criticism. The ministry of fisheries and livestock has recently approved a Tk 7.50 crore project to bring the animals ... Read more
Govt plans to redesign Dhaka Zoo
The government plans to redesign Dhaka Zoo and import more animals and birds to make it ‘one of the best in Asia,’ according to one of the designers. Dr Khandakar Shabbir Ahmed, a BUET professor involved in the redesign, told New Age that the landscape on which the zoo was located could allow the zoo ... Read more